by Becci Pigeon So what does Red Tractor Assured really mean? Contrary to what many people believe, Red Tractor is not an independent investigatory body. It was organised by the National Farmers Union of England and Wales in 2000 and participating farms pay an annual licence fee to be inspected by Red Tractor officials–essentially, the…

by Cliff Grant I am more passionate about vegan advocacy, now more than ever before. I strongly believe that animals are not our property and are not ours to use. I long for a vegan world where other animals are treated with respect and kindness more than I could possibly ever convey. What happens to…

by Cliff Grant We are always being told that we can ‘change the world’. The problem is that we (human beings) are already changing the world. We are changing nature on a global scale and the impacts of our actions are having both destructive and disastrous consequences. Ecosystems, the fabric of life on which we…

by Cliff Grant & Becci Pigeon Beagles are very frequently used as laboratory dogs because of the innate characteristics that make them such beloved family companions. Their gentle and docile nature makes them easier to work with and experiment on, and yet as a species we reward them by breeding them by the thousands for…

by Becci Pigeon As the COVID-19 crisis has continued, some of the biggest outbreaks worldwide have been in slaughterhouses and meat-packing plants, where industry heads have refused to provide proper protective gear and demanded that employees continue to work even while sick. (Check out our recent post about how is this affecting the animals here.)…

by Becci Pigeon Earlier this month we discussed the issue of continued live export of farmed animals during the COVID-19 crisis, and how it puts us all at risk. But how else have the animals we eat been affected by the pandemic? As the crisis has continued, slaughterhouses and meat-packing plants have proven themselves a…

by Cliff Grant Maybe it’s because we know that the capacity to suffer is in no way limited to humans. Maybe it’s because we accept that humanity inflicts an almost immeasurable amount of cruelty on emotional, conscious sentient beings. Maybe it’s because the level of suffering we inflict on animals for food, experimentation, clothing or…

by Becci Pigeon The consumption of animals is responsible for COVID-19 (and the vast majority of infectious disease) and yet our desire for their flesh, eggs and milk continues to put us all at risk of continuing its spread. While almost everybody is staying home as much as possible in an attempt to ‘flatten the…

by Becci Pigeon & Cliff Grant Chicken ‘breeding’ or ‘parent’ farms are not something we tend to think about–but have you ever wondered where all the eggs come from for the billions of chickens raised for meat? (More than 60 billion ‘meat’ chickens are slaughtered annually worldwide.) These birds are known as ‘broilers’, and ‘broiler…

by Becci Pigeon Some people might not think of cows as very complex animals, but—as often happens when it comes to our perception of non-human animals—they’d be wrong. Cows are fascinating once you take the time to learn. A few facts: Cows are very intelligent. In a study conducted at the University of Sydney, cows…